ourchristchurchChristchurch City Council news, events and information 15 December 2012 What we achieved in 2012 – message from the Mayor It’s been a big year for – windows from the Civic Offices on Hereford Street to country’s relationship with Antarctica and our 100- on other Council facilities across the city, with more is also continuing with the critical task of rebuilding as we continue to transition from a city in see how things are progressing, I am heartened by year history as an Antarctic gateway. New Zealand buildings hoped to open next year. the city’s earthquake damaged roads, fresh water, the numbers of residents and tourists enjoying all Cup and Show Week was embraced by thousands, wastewater and stormwater networks. earthquake response mode to one that is Brand new Council facilities have also opened this year. the city still has to offer – whether that be a visit to with many even getting to meet The Prince of Wales One of the most exciting for me was the Aranui Library, Transitional Christchurch is an inspiring place to be. well on the way to recovery. Re:START, the Canterbury Museum or our beautiful and The Duchess of Cornwall when they visited but Central Library Tuam is also proving popular as While all of us, at times, still feel there is much to be Botanic Gardens. the 150th Canterbury A&P Show and hundreds of Just how far we have come in 2012 was highlighted to I am sure will the mobile library vans that started done – our city has certainly come a long way in the other events are planned as part of the Garden City me personally when in October we were named by The deconstruction of unsafe buildings continues – a operating in early December. last 12 months and is only going to get better and better. SummerTimes three-month long festival of music, Lonely Planet as the sixth top city in the world to visit sign that work will soon begin in earnest to make the arts, culture and sport. The Council continues to streamline and review its during 2013. This accolade signalled clearly to the rest Christchurch Central Development Unit’s blueprint, building consent process to ensure it is prepared for the of the world that Christchurch is back on the world announced in July, a reality. Some of our favourite haunts, like Cowles Stadium, increasing number of earthquake-related applications stage for all the right reasons – our city is vibrant and the Curator’s House and even swimming pools in Locals and visitors alike are attending the full schedule that have started to come in. lively and our people welcoming. the suburbs, have re-opened and new cafés and of events run by the Council. This year the first restaurants are popping up all over the place. Repair While work above ground progresses, the Stronger The summer months have brought a huge amount ever New Zealand IceFest was held, celebrating the of activity to the Central City. As I often look out the and earthquake strengthening work is continuing Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) Mayor of Christchurch

Suburban Centres Programme Facilities Rebuild Plan update New Brighton Whale Pool is now open!

An artist’s impression showing a vision for New Brighton’s centre.

The Programme to assist with the rebuild and preparation of landscape plans for the • Draft Edgeware Village Master Plan – being recovery of earthquake-affected suburban upgrade of the pocket park at 470 reported to the Shirley/Papanui Community commercial centres is well underway: Colombo Street. Board on 17 December and then to the Council on 14 February 2013 for approval for public Master plans for Lyttelton, Sydenham, Selwyn • Selwyn Street Shops – discussions with land consultation in March 2013. Street Shops and Linwood Village have been owners on the redevelopment of sites; an adopted and work has started on implementing application for resource consent submitted • Draft New Brighton Centre Master Plan – The Council has repaired and re-opened a Terrace, Victoria Clock Tower (Jubilee Clock), their actions. For example: for a new retail and commercial development. approved for public consultation from 17 number of key community facilities this year, on the corner of Montreal and Victoria Streets, December 2012 – 18 February 2013. • Lyttelton – preliminary work towards the • Linwood Village – discussions with land while at the same time progressing engineering and the historic Richmond community and design of the new civic square has started, owners for the redevelopment of a number Case Management continues to be provided for assessments of its 1600 buildings. function centre Avebury House. All of these including through the community’s creation of sites. commercial property owners in over 40 other repairs will be completed next year. and trial of possible design elements; the suburban centres. In the past year: Other master plans are well into development • The Council is also carrying out Detailed community Emergency Action Plan is in and include: • It has repaired and re-opened Cowles Engineering Evaluation (DEE) assessments of development. Stadium in Aranui, Fendalton Library and its 1600 buildings. This major programme of • Sumner’s ‘Community-led’ Master Plan – Service Centre, the historic Curator’s House work helps it to determine whether a building • Sydenham – development of options public consultation on the Draft Plan closed www.ccc.govt.nz/suburbancentres and Youth Hostel Association Christchurch should remain open, as the Council has for Buchan Park remodel; investigating on 12 December 2012. Submissions will now Rolleston House in the Central City, the New agreed to close all buildings that are below temporary landscapes along Colombo Street; be considered. Brighton Whale Pool, Christchurch Botanic 34 per cent of the New Building Standard Gardens Paddling Pool and Abberley Park and (NBS). Latest figures show that of the 932 DEEs Woodham Park Paddling Pools and Poseidon required on non-residential buildings, 750 Café (now The Beach Bar) in Sumner. South have been completed or are underway. Of the Consents update Library and Beckenham Service Centre in 661 assessments required on the Council’s Colombo Street is due to re-open before social housing complexes, 52 have been The Council’s efforts around consents, Resource consents: Christmas following temporary repair and completed while a further 180 are underway. particularly around pre-application meetings, strengthening work. DEE assessments on non-residential buildings • Ninety-nine per cent of all resource consent will be finished next year, while they will be checking applications and online services for • Repairs are continuing on the Linwood applications are being processed within completed on social housing complexes in high volume customers, are paying off. Community Arts Centre, Edmonds Clock Tower, statutory timeframes. early 2014. on the corner of Madras Street and Oxford Building consents: • Since July resource consent applications for large developments or new Greenfield • Ninety-six per cent of all consents are granted (formerly agricultural or amenity land) within the required 20 days or less. subdivisions are on average 50 per cent Infrastructure rebuild update • The Council is currently handling building higher than the same periods for 2010-2011 consent volumes at 90 per cent of peak and 2011-2012. A huge amount of work has been done in the past So far SCIRT has: levels for 2007, considered to be a busy pre- year by the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure • More than 500 temporary accommodation • Repaired 19 kilometres of water supply pipe earthquake year. Rebuild Team (SCIRT), with work set to ramp up permits have been issued since 22 February – the distance from central Christchurch to in 2013. • Although Building Operations has approval 2011 helping displaced businesses get the . to recruit up to 70 new consenting staff as The Christchurch City Council and New Zealand go ahead. • Laid 111,157 square metres of road pavement – demand increases, these results were achieved Government would like to recognise the or almost 16 rugby fields. without any staff increase. people of Christchurch for their patience as the horizontal rebuild continues. • Repaired 77 kilometres of sewer pipe – the distance from central Christchurch to The rebuild programme has a total value of $1,603 Greta Valley. million; while the Council’s normal annual capital expenditure is about $200 million. Council’s Christmas opening hours (for public)

Civic Offices (Hereford Street) Akaroa and Diamond Harbour Libraries will close at Botanic Gardens and Service Centres their usual times. Open seven days a week, 7am – 9pm. Water and waste projects update Closed from Christmas Day and Little River Library and Service Centre will be closed The Info Centre will be closed re-open on Thursday 3 January. from Christmas Day and re-open on Christmas Day. Christchurch City Council has been working on significant cost to the Council. Temporary on Thursday 3 January. several key water and waste projects to restore strengthening works were carried out to Public Information Counters Shop services to pre-earthquake conditions. enable the plant to operate from May 2011 and Closed from Christmas Day and Kerbside Collection Closed Christmas Day. in March 2012 a contract was let to rebuild re-open on Thursday 3 January. Kerbside collections that would normally occur • Waste Water Treatment Plant – The plant is Jellie Park, Pioneer and Graham Condon Recreation and repair the plant. When all repairs and on Christmas and New Year's Day will be moving where the city’s waste water is treated prior to Libraries and Sports Centres and QEII Fitness at Parklands rebuilding works are complete the Council will forward to the Saturday prior: discharge via the Ocean Outfall pipeline. All Close at 6pm Christmas Eve and Closed Christmas Day. have spent $9.8M on the plant. 25 December will move to four clarifiers in the plant were damaged and re-open on Thursday 27 December. Close at 6pm Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. 22 December inoperable after the February 2011 earthquake • Oxidations Ponds – The Oxidation Pond banks Close at 6pm Thursday 27 December, Friday 28 Open at 10am New Year’s Day. 1 January will move to 29 December and $10.5M of repairs have been ongoing, with and connecting pipe work under Dyers Road December and Monday Otherwise, holiday hours (7am-8pm at Jellie Park Collections will occur as normal on Boxing Day and the final clarifier to be re-commissioned in were severely affected by liquefaction in the 31 December. and Graham Condon; 7am-7pm at Pioneer; or on 2 January. February 2013. Without the clarifiers expensive earthquakes. This reduced the capacity of Open normal weekend hours 8am-2pm at QEII Fitness at Parklands) will apply chemical treatment (up to $250,000 per month) the ponds to cope with storm events and put Closed New Year’s Day and Transfer stations Wednesday 26 December – 7 January. was required to prevent odours and to treat the Dyers road and the ponds at risk of failure in re-open on Thursday 3 January. Closed on 25 and 26 December 2012 and 1 January. effluent to a standard suitable for discharge another significant earthquake. Strengthening For more information phone under the Council’s resource consent. and rebuilding work has been carried out 941 8999 or visit progressively over the year, with work on the • Compost Plant – This is where collected banks due to be completed in February 2013 kerbside organic waste is turned into compost. along with new water transfer structures under All 18 tunnels at the plant were red stickered Dyers Road. The pond works will cost $18M Check us after the February 2011 earthquake and waste out on once complete. www.ccc.govt.nz facebook.com/ChristchurchCityCouncil @ChristchurchCC Facebook had to be sent to Kate Valley Landfill at a www.ccc.govt.nz | [email protected] Council info line 941 8999 | 0800 800 169